Saving money is not a reason to send fewer women in Oklahoma

Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin says saving money is not a reason to send fewer women to prison in Oklahoma. <br><br>Fallin says the only reason to lock up fewer women is if they're committing fewer

Thursday, February 12th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin says saving money is not a reason to send fewer women to prison in Oklahoma.

Fallin says the only reason to lock up fewer women is if they're committing fewer crimes. The comments came following a vote by a special task force for women incarcerated in Oklahoma.

The task force suggested the state should change its policies to keep women out of prison.

But in a dissenting report, Fallin says felons are felons. Whether they're male or female.